The Kyushu Railway Company, also referred to as JR Kyushu, is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group. It operates intercity services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea. It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region, JR Kyushus headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka. After privatization, JR Kyushu diversified its business into new ventures such as fish and mushroom farming, two of its more successful side ventures were the Beetle ferry, started in 1991, and the Trandor bakery chain, started in 1992. JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line, the company introduced SUGOCA, a smart card ticketing system, from March 1,2009. JR Kyushu executed its initial offering in October 2016. Its train segment remains loss-making as of 2015, non-railway operations account for roughly 60% of the companys sales and all of its profits
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